A Winter's Night and Other Stories

All Things New

The Ashwater Experiment

Shine Izzy Shine

Multiple Choice

Strange Relations

Silentious (Summit Middle School) (Summit Middle School, 2)

Lock & West


#ownvoices title: author's parents were both born in Hong Kong, and #ownvoices title on mental health. Rosena was diagnosed with an anxiety and panic disorder when she was a teenager. While this book is not strictly a memoir, it is deeply based in Rosena's life and experiences
The intersection of asian identity and mental health is rarely explored territory for middle grade, an even less so with the sense of joy and optimism that Livy has
It's funny! Rosena has a background in strip comics, and the book is full of clever sight gags.
Themes: mental health, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, first generation asian, love for chinese food, friendships, specifically standing up for yourself, empathy for others
Imagine Guts and Ghosts colliding--with an Asian main character
Debut author


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A Winter's Night and Other Stories

Premchand, 2007

All Things New

Lauren Miller, 2017

The Ashwater Experiment

Amy Goldman Koss, 1999

Shine Izzy Shine

Ellie Daines, 2015

Multiple Choice

Janet Tashjian, 1999

Strange Relations

Sonia Levitin, 2007

Silentious (Summit Middle School) (Summit Middle School, 2)

Shannon Freeman, 2015

Lock & West

Alexander C Eberhart, 2019